I wish I could tell him I understand: the higher you raise your hopes, the farther you have to fall.

The jury is supposed to be twelve peers, but technically that would mean every single person on the jury should have Asperger's syndrome, because then they'd really understand me.

Being a teenager isn't all that different from being part of someone else's story. There's always someone who thinks they know better than you do

What was the point of being able to forgive, when deep down, you both had to admit you'd never forget?

Somewhere along the line, organized religion stopped being about faith, and started being about who had the power to keep the faith. You said that the purpose of religion was to bring people together. But does it, really? Or does it-knowingly, purposefully, and intentionally--break them apart?

A world that was crowded with people could still be a very lonely place.

Just so you know, when they say "Once upon a time” . . . they’re lying